ICC Women’s T20 World Cup wins big at Australian Event Awards

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October 22, 2020 

ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP 2020 WINS BIG AT AUSTRALIAN  EVENT AWARDS 

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup held in February-March this year has been recognised at the 2020  Australian Event Awards, including winning top honour ‘Australian Event of the Year’, as well as the  country’s ‘Best Sporting Event’. 

The ground-breaking tournament attracted an overall attendance of more than 136,000 people to 23  matches in six host cities around the country and generated unprecedented television and digital  audience numbers. It culminated in a crowd of 86,174 at the final between Australia and India at the  MCG on March 8, a record attendance for a women’s sporting event in Australia and the second  highest attendance at a women’s sporting fixture anywhere in the world, ever.  

The awards were announced on Wednesday evening during a series of simultaneous functions held  across Australia. The ‘Australian Event of the Year’ winner is chosen from the national winners of the  best event categories and recognises an event that excels against the criteria of its category and  demonstrates an outstanding example of innovation and best practice in the events industry. The full  list of winners and finalists can be found at https://eventawards.com.au/results/.  

Nick Hockley, who was CEO of the ICC T20 World Cup Local Organising Committee before taking on  his current role as Interim Chief Executive of Cricket Australia, was at the Australian Event Awards  function in Sydney to accept the awards.  

“We are thrilled to receive these awards as recognition for what was an incredible event, which  featured amazing performances from players on the field and unprecedented support from fans who  filled venues around the country and watched in huge numbers on TV,” said Hockley.  

“The event was only made possible through the support of governments around the country, our  world-class venues, the ICC, Cricket Australia, State & Territory cricket associations, commercial  partners, media and broadcasters, suppliers, volunteers, players and of course the fans.  

“The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup was more than a sporting event – it was an opportunity to  showcase women’s sport on the biggest stage. Hopefully, young girls and boys will be inspired to  dream big and follow in the footsteps of the star players who put on such an amazing show.” 

“Everyone involved will be forever grateful that we were able to complete the event in a year when so  many events have been cancelled or postponed. We pay tribute to the resilience of everyone in the  events industry, which has been so severely impacted by the pandemic.” 

Recent winners of the major awards include the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix (2019) and the Gold  Coast Commonwealth Games (2018).

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be held in Australia in 2022 after the event, originally scheduled  for October – November 2020, was postponed due to COVID-19.  

Australian Event Award entries are judged by industry leaders and experts from around Australia on  all aspects of event management including best practice, innovation, marketing, stakeholder  engagement and management, sustainability and event legacy. 

-ENDS 

For more information about the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia please contact: 

Nick Hulett 

General Manager – Media, Communications and Community 

ICC T20 World Cup Australia Local Organising Committee 

M: +61 435 283 200 

E: nick.hulett@t20worldcup.com.au 

ABOUT THE ICC T20 WORLD CUP IN AUSTRALIA 

The ICC T20 World Cup is the pinnacle global event for cricket’s fastest growing format.    

Australia is hosting the women’s and men’s T20 World Cups for the first time, with both tournaments  standalone events and featuring eight host cities and 13 venues across the country.   

The women’s event was held in February – March 2020 and culminated in the final at the Melbourne  Cricket Ground (MCG), won by Australia over India in front of 86,174 spectators, a record crowd for  women’s sport in Australia and the second-highest crowd ever recorded for a women’s sporting event  globally. 

The men’s event in Australia was scheduled to take place in 2020 but was postponed due to the  COVID-19 pandemic, and will now be played in October – November 2022. The next ICC Men’s T20  World Cup will be held in India in October – November 2021.